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then less than a year ago, we had a man who tried to use a drone in an attempt to blow up the pentagon in the united states capitol. i was surprised by the response by your department that you had no role with respect to the d rones and that you would not send witnesses to testify at that hearing. so i just want to register my disappointment. i personally think that dhs does have a rope and in fact, i remember sitting on the subcommittee, both republican and democrat, agreed with that assessment. and we have law enforcement experts agree on the same issue, the dhs has a role in the issue of privacy and other science and technology and other departments within dhs to deal with this issue. can you explain to me why this has not been given any attention? >> i cannot speak to exactly how you rule was expressed last week. but here is what is going on. yes, you're right. we use the drones on the border extensively. with respect to the regulation of the use of drugs in the interior of the united states, it is a relatively new phenomenon. this is the focus of the committee. the regulatory auth
then less than a year ago, we had a man who tried to use a drone in an attempt to blow up the pentagon in the united states capitol. i was surprised by the response by your department that you had no role with respect to the d rones and that you would not send witnesses to testify at that hearing. so i just want to register my disappointment. i personally think that dhs does have a rope and in fact, i remember sitting on the subcommittee, both republican and democrat, agreed with that...
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i talked to one of the key guys over there and said how can i help you reform the pentagon? there must have been -- >> i bet congressmen love getting that call, grover norquist, how can i help? >> i start meetings that way. want to make the government more efficient, make it cost less and we are everybody's friend on that subject. ralph nader and i were lobbying the bush administration back in 2001. >> what about the second cliff, the bush tax cuts? >> i think -- you get towards the end in a thing and if the republicans have played it right, they said look, push it out a month or two weeks so you should never actually go over these things, just as you do with continuing resolutions. say, look, give it a week, two months. >> the president is not going to extend. he knows that he loses his leverage that way. >> the republicans also have other leverage. continuing resolutions on spending and the debt ceiling increase. they can give him debt ceiling increases once a month. have him on a short leash, here's your allowance. >> you are proposing that the debt ceiling be increased m
i talked to one of the key guys over there and said how can i help you reform the pentagon? there must have been -- >> i bet congressmen love getting that call, grover norquist, how can i help? >> i start meetings that way. want to make the government more efficient, make it cost less and we are everybody's friend on that subject. ralph nader and i were lobbying the bush administration back in 2001. >> what about the second cliff, the bush tax cuts? >> i think -- you get...
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you will land the job at the pentagon. that is how our system of checks and balances breaks down. >> he was suggesting that if you want to leave capitol hill and go to the pentagon, but we hear people leave the pentagon and go to the industry. who is he? how do you come close to the things he does thing? >> he works for the center of defense. he is a columnist for us. he has been a panelist at the blogging conference and a guest of mine podcast. i do not quarrel with his point of view. before i took the job at military.com, i worked as a civil servant at the v-22 program. as a fleet the guy, i did not have any exposure to the industry's side of it, the defense procurement. i had no exposure. working in the v-22 which is controversial -- >> explain what it is? >> it is a marine airplane that is half helicopter, half propeller plane. at several crashes during test that was almost canceled and brought to the brink of extinction and then is now in fleet use throughout the marine corps. and the special operations command. they
you will land the job at the pentagon. that is how our system of checks and balances breaks down. >> he was suggesting that if you want to leave capitol hill and go to the pentagon, but we hear people leave the pentagon and go to the industry. who is he? how do you come close to the things he does thing? >> he works for the center of defense. he is a columnist for us. he has been a panelist at the blogging conference and a guest of mine podcast. i do not quarrel with his point of...
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in the meantime, the defense budget, he's trying to get more monday for the pentagon. is it possible that he can, donna? >> it is going to be very, very hard. there are divisions within the house republican conference about increasing the money. in particular, you have a lot of new freshmen, the tea party-backed lawmakers who want to cut the deficit. they have said everything should be on the table, including defense. >> we're talking about 2013 spending, colin, right? >> yes. i was fascinated by the chairman's pledge that he would not try to reassert the global hawks u.a.v.'s that are built in his district for a billion dollars jobs, et cetera, and yet he said, i will not interfere. i will leave it to the subcommittee. i expected more pushback in an election season and from a man who is so committed to strong defense. >> so what's the expectation that people are committed to big-name military? what are some of the big things that will survive and not survive? >> the f-35 will definitely survive. i think sometime in the next six to eight months we will see the size of
in the meantime, the defense budget, he's trying to get more monday for the pentagon. is it possible that he can, donna? >> it is going to be very, very hard. there are divisions within the house republican conference about increasing the money. in particular, you have a lot of new freshmen, the tea party-backed lawmakers who want to cut the deficit. they have said everything should be on the table, including defense. >> we're talking about 2013 spending, colin, right? >> yes....
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the pentagon cut -- is that going to be overturned? >> i do not know. i want to look at it. to me, it is not a one or the other. i have some concerns. how do you take a 50-year-old plane? that technology was 50 years old. -- kind of unmanned the direction we are going. i will not look at it based on whether it is done in my district are not. we have a subcommittee that will be looking at all those things in minute details and i will try to look at the overall -- i will not be involved in trying to force something because it is best for my district. i will be looking at the overall defense of our nation. what is the best way to make sure we have the best possible use -- i understand the defense needs to be on the table, just like everything else. why take 50% of the savings out of 20% of the budget? we need to get to where the real problem is. the defense department is not the problem. when you look at 487 billion and the potential of another 500 billion, and someone even go further. there are people who would like to see us eliminate defense, just along with everybody. >> we
the pentagon cut -- is that going to be overturned? >> i do not know. i want to look at it. to me, it is not a one or the other. i have some concerns. how do you take a 50-year-old plane? that technology was 50 years old. -- kind of unmanned the direction we are going. i will not look at it based on whether it is done in my district are not. we have a subcommittee that will be looking at all those things in minute details and i will try to look at the overall -- i will not be involved in...
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five times what the pentagon asked for. in a time when so many of my colleagues are calling for decrease in the spending on the federal government's spied, it seems that they -- side, it seems they should heed the requests of their constituents and the budget and the advice of congress in refrain from throwing $500 million at this program, that the department of defense is trying to phase out. now mirkse amendment would allocate -- now, my amendment would allocate $235 million of that excess to defense health programs. the rest would go toward deficit reduction. americans would be better served if that $235 million didn't go to a program of buying cruiser ships that the department of defense doesn't want and rather have this money go to health care research which the department of defense does in the area of cancer research. breast cancer research, prostate cancer research. and other cancer research. the department of defense has a strong cancer research program and can always use more money to save lives. i've been a stron
five times what the pentagon asked for. in a time when so many of my colleagues are calling for decrease in the spending on the federal government's spied, it seems that they -- side, it seems they should heed the requests of their constituents and the budget and the advice of congress in refrain from throwing $500 million at this program, that the department of defense is trying to phase out. now mirkse amendment would allocate -- now, my amendment would allocate $235 million of that excess to...
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a plateau right now is what the pentagon thinks is going. were that to happen, we're on a path that would take a six% below. historically, but is good down by about 30%. while in may not be strictly partisan, we do have a district between where we typically go with defense costs and where we presently are. the pressures are deeper than just the budget control act. two things are underlying. we're ending the wars. that is something the administration stressed and that our respondents seemed to favor it hit also, debt reduction is important is respectful -- irrespective of the things that in at 63 close of $4 trillion by their revenue increase or spending this. you are going to have to have something that will substitute for sequester. national defence was still be part. american views are a big reason why after the election are likely to see further reductions made to the national defense budget. national defense will remain on the table. with that, i'm going to turn it over to adjustment. >> i am sorry i came late. the perils of mass transit
a plateau right now is what the pentagon thinks is going. were that to happen, we're on a path that would take a six% below. historically, but is good down by about 30%. while in may not be strictly partisan, we do have a district between where we typically go with defense costs and where we presently are. the pressures are deeper than just the budget control act. two things are underlying. we're ending the wars. that is something the administration stressed and that our respondents seemed to...
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i was on the steps of the pentagon. i literally walked out of the building that day and i was there for meeting and remember hearing on that gorgeous blue day and absolute eerie sound. like a plane had taken a wrong turn. lo and behold, the next thing i knew i was on the bottom stairs and i am thinking, how did i get from the top to bottom of the stairs? the plane hit the building. i did not know in where i was sitting at that point that two other planes had hit the world trade center. if you remember in a lot of our jobs, we have cnn or c-span drilling but we did not have it on and i was moving from one building to another. my first reaction, will have self preservation, was first and foremost, i just ran my pantyhose and i have to refer general. this is not a good sign. my second reaction is there is a lot of smoke coming out of that building. one of the privileges i had is parking. the reality is i ran to my car, we got people out of that building and from that point on, our world in the united states and around the
i was on the steps of the pentagon. i literally walked out of the building that day and i was there for meeting and remember hearing on that gorgeous blue day and absolute eerie sound. like a plane had taken a wrong turn. lo and behold, the next thing i knew i was on the bottom stairs and i am thinking, how did i get from the top to bottom of the stairs? the plane hit the building. i did not know in where i was sitting at that point that two other planes had hit the world trade center. if you...
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afghanistan. -- john allen briefs reporters at the pentagon. general allan has since ordered coalition troops to carry a loaded weapons at all times. they will speak tomorrow at 9:00 eastern. live coverage of that news conference on c-span2. route to the white house coverage tomorrow afternoon will be mitt romney in new mexico. his campaign saying this afternoon he will unveil an energy policy to achieve north american energy independence by 2020 and establish america as an energy super power in the 21st century tomorrow afternoon live at just before 1:00 here on c- span. >> i am not in the habit of breaking promises to my country, and neither is governor pailin. would we tell you we're going to change washington and stop leaving our country's problems for some on lucky generation to fix, you can count on it. [applause] we have a record of doing just that. the strength, experience, judgments and backbone to keep our word to you. [applause] >> you have stood up and what -- stood up one by one and said enough to the politics of the past. you unde
afghanistan. -- john allen briefs reporters at the pentagon. general allan has since ordered coalition troops to carry a loaded weapons at all times. they will speak tomorrow at 9:00 eastern. live coverage of that news conference on c-span2. route to the white house coverage tomorrow afternoon will be mitt romney in new mexico. his campaign saying this afternoon he will unveil an energy policy to achieve north american energy independence by 2020 and establish america as an energy super power...
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a spokesman for the pentagon joins us by phone in washington. what happened? >> we have investigators on the ground in canada are -- kandahar investigating the scene of what appears to be a mass murder perpetuated reportedly by an american soldier on sunday. details are still coming in. there is much we do not know. it does appear to be more than 10 afghans shot by this one gunman. several of them are being treated by u.s. doctors. we're watching this closely. investigators are on the scene. the alleged gunman is in u.s. custody at this time. >> where did the shootings take place? quickly to place in a village outside one of our bases -- >> they took place in a village outside one of our bases in kandahar province. >> what do you know about the service member who allegedly committed the shootings? >> we certainly have a suspect in custody. i am not going to be able to go into personal details about the individual, but he is being questioned as we speak. >> afghan officials say 16 people were killed. you have a slightly different account. >> we are not putting
a spokesman for the pentagon joins us by phone in washington. what happened? >> we have investigators on the ground in canada are -- kandahar investigating the scene of what appears to be a mass murder perpetuated reportedly by an american soldier on sunday. details are still coming in. there is much we do not know. it does appear to be more than 10 afghans shot by this one gunman. several of them are being treated by u.s. doctors. we're watching this closely. investigators are on the...
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how will budget pressures affect some of the financial literacy programs that the pentagon is funding? obviously, there is tremendous pressure in the defense budget. congress approved a bill that is $27 billion less than the president's request. d.o.d. spending is looking to take a hit of half a trillion. the projection is as much as a trillion. will financial pressures impact these programs in place and any other programs that are planned to provide education to troops? >> it is a possibility. i don't think we are going to know until sort of the cuts are revealed and where they are. we are supposed to be working with d.o.d. on the financial education issues and certainly if they end up cutting in that area, i hope we can work together to make sure we are still providing the right information at the right time for service members to get the knowledge that they need. >> you sponsored a forum last week dealing with issues, financial issues. and one of the issues was financial education for service members throughout their career. what are you doing with the d.o.d. to look at this issue
how will budget pressures affect some of the financial literacy programs that the pentagon is funding? obviously, there is tremendous pressure in the defense budget. congress approved a bill that is $27 billion less than the president's request. d.o.d. spending is looking to take a hit of half a trillion. the projection is as much as a trillion. will financial pressures impact these programs in place and any other programs that are planned to provide education to troops? >> it is a...
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president said he does not want to change the money for the pentagon. mitch mcconnell said we are not raising taxes to ransom the pentagon budget cuts. a lot of focus has been on the pentagon but these are more concerned about the $50 billion in domestic discretionary spending restraint every year. you did to the republican study committee. the announced all a thing worse than sequestration would not be having savings. this stampede attempted did not take. he denied a demand that the defense budget be remain untouched, either of the public opinion or the house. i think sequestration happens. the only thing i could imagine is if they -- the r's and d's would rather take it out of entitlements rather than the annual budget. could they cut a deal where they say it is the same amount of money but out of entitlements? that is the only compromise i could see. then you get to the ground -- grand bargain idea. it seems every time i have his conversations were people ask about the grand bargain, what is the non-negotiable for obama? he also wants to spend an add
president said he does not want to change the money for the pentagon. mitch mcconnell said we are not raising taxes to ransom the pentagon budget cuts. a lot of focus has been on the pentagon but these are more concerned about the $50 billion in domestic discretionary spending restraint every year. you did to the republican study committee. the announced all a thing worse than sequestration would not be having savings. this stampede attempted did not take. he denied a demand that the defense...
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of the pentagon uses representing the pentagon like a pr firm. >> how concerned are you that in the future when you want to do it for about the doors will be closed? -- when you want to do a profile, the doors will be closed? >> i am not concerned. when are dedicated to reporting, you find a way to get the story. you find a way to get the story. they knew the story was coming, how tense was it? >> i was back in vermont. duncan had told people this story is either going to be fun or end my career. >> did it? >> he losses job. he resigned. he was a civilian. i think the again took a lot of the -- duncan took a lot of the blame when there is plenty to share. >> who else should take some responsibility? >> admiral smith was in the room of its common spirited mcchrystal knows this. -- was in the room. the general mcchrystal knows this. he was setting the tone for the entire bunch. he is the ultimate operator. he set the tone. >> was there any fact checking that went on from "rolling stone" to the military? >> yes. "rolling stone" is one of the few magazines like that does extensive resea
of the pentagon uses representing the pentagon like a pr firm. >> how concerned are you that in the future when you want to do it for about the doors will be closed? -- when you want to do a profile, the doors will be closed? >> i am not concerned. when are dedicated to reporting, you find a way to get the story. you find a way to get the story. they knew the story was coming, how tense was it? >> i was back in vermont. duncan had told people this story is either going to be...
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we need this to be a top priority at the pentagon as we transition out of afghanistan. this will not give more simple. there'll be more complete -- add to that the ongoing complexities of reviewing all of these cases -- you have people who are in the system right now who are saying, what will happen to me when you review all these people? are we putting in more personnel to deal with this, or will i have to take another back seat? this is complex. it is hard. it is, -- problematic. but it needs every single effort we talked about. >> i share all of your frustrations. my job is to make sure that we do not come here with more excuses, but that we come here with action. >> i truly appreciate that comment. i want to work with you. all my efforts are at your disposal. we do a fantastic job of training our men and women to go into the service. we still today have not gotten this right after this work to help their transition back come. with families, soldiers, airmen throughout the service who are stuck in the process. we have got to do this right. we need every effort at it.
we need this to be a top priority at the pentagon as we transition out of afghanistan. this will not give more simple. there'll be more complete -- add to that the ongoing complexities of reviewing all of these cases -- you have people who are in the system right now who are saying, what will happen to me when you review all these people? are we putting in more personnel to deal with this, or will i have to take another back seat? this is complex. it is hard. it is, -- problematic. but it needs...
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the pentagon will do what it needs to do. it will go back to congress and say, now we need the money to make up for things we spend money on the war. host: this comes from twitter. guest: that is a tough question. i do not know. once you get up to major, lieutenant colonel, you are getting close to that number. they indoor tremendous hardships and often cannot buy a home because they are a mother around so much. there are a lot of sacrifices that goes on. host: scott in woodbridge, virginia. caller: good morning. i am a former marine and a military brat. my father retired from the navy. i have a long history of active duty. i think there is misinformation going on this morning. talk about $800 billion for the wars in the middle east. we spent double that on the stimulus plan. we've just talked on to the baseline and nobody says anything. you want to talk about military being overpaid. all these lieutenant colonel sit and above. compare with those of the civilian federal military force -- volume work force, i would like to see
the pentagon will do what it needs to do. it will go back to congress and say, now we need the money to make up for things we spend money on the war. host: this comes from twitter. guest: that is a tough question. i do not know. once you get up to major, lieutenant colonel, you are getting close to that number. they indoor tremendous hardships and often cannot buy a home because they are a mother around so much. there are a lot of sacrifices that goes on. host: scott in woodbridge, virginia....
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. >> when we go around and i asked what people think the source of american power is, they say the pentagon or the size of the federal debt. if you are the biggest debtor in the world, it gives you a certain power. are you optimistic these can be reversed? >> i am very optimistic about america's future. i think we have to get our house right, but we have to be prepared to engage with confidence abroad. we still are the shining light on the hill people look to. they are disappointed when we do not deliver. we are disappointed when we do not deliver. i think we can find a way to move forward. it is not going to be simple. our government takes longer to get things done than the real economy would like. and we have got to intersect the real and political economy, but i am optimistic we can make progress. >> thank you so much. >> i am like dr. doom. i come on stage. >> next, the medal of honor winners talk about their lives and experiences. that is followed by a look at the lives of teenagers in the white house. at 8 eastern, tom brokaw moderates a discussion on the treatment of returning vetera
. >> when we go around and i asked what people think the source of american power is, they say the pentagon or the size of the federal debt. if you are the biggest debtor in the world, it gives you a certain power. are you optimistic these can be reversed? >> i am very optimistic about america's future. i think we have to get our house right, but we have to be prepared to engage with confidence abroad. we still are the shining light on the hill people look to. they are disappointed...
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we have done is go through and find areas where we could transfer responsibility out of the pentagon and consolidate programs and save a significant amount of money. >> this weekend, you can talk with oklahoma senator tom coburn about the fiscal cliff, affordable care act, and the future of the republican party on book tv. the senator has written several reports, including his latest, the debt bomb. that is live sunday at noon eastern on book tv on c-span-2. >> now we talk to a capitol hill reporter about the senate's work on the defense authorization bill. >> the senate has been in a holding pattern on the defense authorization bill, but finally found a way to start consideration of amendments. what broke the logjam? >> rand paul had a desire to bring an amendment that would have applied sixth amendment rights to citizens who had been taken in the war on terror on u.s. homeland. he was concerned he would not get the time. senator mccain is the ranking member of the armed services committee. he assured him he would not try to block the amendment. alternately, senator dianne feinstein
we have done is go through and find areas where we could transfer responsibility out of the pentagon and consolidate programs and save a significant amount of money. >> this weekend, you can talk with oklahoma senator tom coburn about the fiscal cliff, affordable care act, and the future of the republican party on book tv. the senator has written several reports, including his latest, the debt bomb. that is live sunday at noon eastern on book tv on c-span-2. >> now we talk to a...
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the pentagon is being hypocritical. i support women's roles in combat, support of whatever role they choose to be in. >> colorado spring, richard, a republican. good morning, sir, you're on the air. >> caller: yes, in 2009, politico reported on a soldier's load and a motorman can have to carry up to 142 pounds when you have their protective vest on, their rifle, mortar rounds, stuff like that. inthink if you're going to talk about this, i think you should be suited up just like somebody in combat should be and show how feasible it is for women to actually move and fight, you know, if they're going to be trying to carry what's the required load. it's pretty ridiculous. a lot of women that weigh much more than 142 pounds and have the strength to do it. so get somebody who can't move, can't help anybody. if somebody got wounded, they couldn't carry them out of combat. you've got a useless body there on the field. >> richard from colorado springs. similar sentiment by bill beatty on twitter. strength, physical conditioning
the pentagon is being hypocritical. i support women's roles in combat, support of whatever role they choose to be in. >> colorado spring, richard, a republican. good morning, sir, you're on the air. >> caller: yes, in 2009, politico reported on a soldier's load and a motorman can have to carry up to 142 pounds when you have their protective vest on, their rifle, mortar rounds, stuff like that. inthink if you're going to talk about this, i think you should be suited up just like...
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we are borrowing to sustain our government is money borrowed to sustain food stamps as well as the pentagon. we ought to be thinking of that in terms of our values and our future. let me speak to a couple of elements here that i think progressives should keep in mind. progressives cannot afford to stand on the sidelines in this fiscal cliff debate. important critical decisions will be made soon that will affect this country for 10 years. i think we need to be a part of this conversation. we need to be open to some topics and some issues that are painful and hard for us to talk about. we cannot stand by the sidelines in denial that this is ever going to engage us in the things we value. we cannot be so night -- not leave to believe that just taxing the rich will solve our problems. i believe that is an important part of a solution. we have to look to reform and change that is significant, that preserves many of the values and programs that brought us political life, and we cannot believe that merely ignoring these programs or not engaging will solve the problem. pick up any of the newspapers
we are borrowing to sustain our government is money borrowed to sustain food stamps as well as the pentagon. we ought to be thinking of that in terms of our values and our future. let me speak to a couple of elements here that i think progressives should keep in mind. progressives cannot afford to stand on the sidelines in this fiscal cliff debate. important critical decisions will be made soon that will affect this country for 10 years. i think we need to be a part of this conversation. we...
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those people in the pentagon were in no higher priority than we were. we had been waiting for months. now what was going to turn into more than a year before we get those remains identified. they needed to be handled in a dignified manner. >> there is a person that you felt was responsible for this. as the top, he is due for a tribunal -- as we talk, he is due for a tribunal. can you explain that? >> as part of the process with the obama administration, while they wanted to shut down and bring everybody here, during the end of the bush administration, the guy you were speaking of, and he has been brought to guantanamo bay. he is waiting for a military commission to be conducted. we have seen that the attorney general is moving forward with that process. we're beginning to see the charges have once again been reinstated. they are now going to the numbers of motions. you are seeing his attorneys tried every legal shenanigans in the book trying to delay the trial. this is classic lawyering. in two years, they will claim the united states government is dela
those people in the pentagon were in no higher priority than we were. we had been waiting for months. now what was going to turn into more than a year before we get those remains identified. they needed to be handled in a dignified manner. >> there is a person that you felt was responsible for this. as the top, he is due for a tribunal -- as we talk, he is due for a tribunal. can you explain that? >> as part of the process with the obama administration, while they wanted to shut...
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but i think a lot of the credit for that goes outside of the pentagon. the administrator at fema, the governors of the nation who have led the charge to make sure we have unity of effort between federal and state military forces, that is so important. it is hard to exaggerate the degree to which that will make like saving efforts effective. -- life-saving efforts effective. within my organization and the pentagon, we are very mindful of further opportunities in progress. we are going to press forward very aggressively. >> i would say we are not as ready as we should be 10 years after 9/11. i would have hoped that in terms of integrated planning at the local, state, and federal level , that we would be further down the road. we did not get as far as i think we hoped we would have gone. you always show up with what you have. it is a crime when you can not be as efficient. i think we lost a lot of that momentum. the state became -- we did not think about this at the front end. there would be periods when states would be flush and times when they're not. we
but i think a lot of the credit for that goes outside of the pentagon. the administrator at fema, the governors of the nation who have led the charge to make sure we have unity of effort between federal and state military forces, that is so important. it is hard to exaggerate the degree to which that will make like saving efforts effective. -- life-saving efforts effective. within my organization and the pentagon, we are very mindful of further opportunities in progress. we are going to press...
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the pentagon began to get into the spirit. bob gates, when he was secretary, started to do this without any kind of a broader framework. and then the budget control act of 2011 produced all of the broader efforts that we were familiar with. not enough on time -- entitlement reform or tax reform, but it began cut in the broader constructs. and that was part of president obama's decision to then cut his budget substantially compared to what it had been initially in his presidency. we heard in his speech in april, 2011 talking about the need to cut from the pentagon over four years. the pentagon increase the budget to a little bit over five under billion dollars. some will point out that is $500 billion more than the previous plan. it is not actually $500 billion in net cuts. economy on the baseline that you use, it is something more like $350 billion. in net cuts. and after the, -- that, there was a bigger i wrote a couple of weeks ago that talks about how you start to -- the paper i wrote a couple of weeks ago that talks about
the pentagon began to get into the spirit. bob gates, when he was secretary, started to do this without any kind of a broader framework. and then the budget control act of 2011 produced all of the broader efforts that we were familiar with. not enough on time -- entitlement reform or tax reform, but it began cut in the broader constructs. and that was part of president obama's decision to then cut his budget substantially compared to what it had been initially in his presidency. we heard in his...
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. >> at the pentagon, you're working with the joint chiefs and you're still a commander. you graduated from the naval academy what year? >> 1981. >> this is 2001, you've been in the navy for 20 years. when does someone who's been in the navy for 20 years and is a commander expect to get promoted? >> normally -- i was what they call a dual course officer, theote add long with majority of my classmates. i was never selected early for promotion, so i expected to be looked at sometime around the 22 to 23-year point for promotion to captain. and everything looked to be on track for that. >> let me run a piece of recorded video with senator john warner. we'll ask you about this. >> in the case of the cole, the report of the jagman's investigation officer was clear, it was precise. and in my personal judgment it was a professional job. well done. the report found that instructions, directives and ordered issues by the chief of naval operation, the central command had been violated. in fact, the report stated that failure by the commanding officer to implement half of the require
. >> at the pentagon, you're working with the joint chiefs and you're still a commander. you graduated from the naval academy what year? >> 1981. >> this is 2001, you've been in the navy for 20 years. when does someone who's been in the navy for 20 years and is a commander expect to get promoted? >> normally -- i was what they call a dual course officer, theote add long with majority of my classmates. i was never selected early for promotion, so i expected to be looked...
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the bloletted pentagon budget must be address -- the bloated pentagon budget mub addressed if we are serious about solving our deficit. our real national security is about rebuilding our economy, it's time to use these tax dollars to create jobs here at home. it's time to rebuild america and also to provide for the health and economic security of our brave troops and the communities that they live in back here at home. even with the modest cut, and it's very modest, $19.2 billion, the pentagon base budget would still be, mind you, a half trillion dollars, excluding war funding from afghanistan far outpacing any other nation in defense spending. americans across the country -- country have been forced to cut back and many are barely able to make ends meet while pentagon spending has doubled over the past decade. the united states spends as much on its military as the next 14 countries combined. and all but three of these are close allies. americans believe no federal agencies should be immune from cuts, including the pentagon. in fact, the average american would pursue a much larger c
the bloletted pentagon budget must be address -- the bloated pentagon budget mub addressed if we are serious about solving our deficit. our real national security is about rebuilding our economy, it's time to use these tax dollars to create jobs here at home. it's time to rebuild america and also to provide for the health and economic security of our brave troops and the communities that they live in back here at home. even with the modest cut, and it's very modest, $19.2 billion, the pentagon...
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times and covered the pentagon. i worked for a small newspaper wire service in washington, a great job. it folded and i went to the baltimore sun. they laid me off when they were closing the washington bureau. i went to aol, a little website called "politics daily." the net merged with the huffington post, i went to the huffington post. that was a year and a half ago. >> you are in 1988. >> here is the los angeles times from thursday. the lead story by jack nelson, bureau chief. effort launched to oust cia chief. have you seen this? >> i sure have. there is a growing sense in the intelligence community that we may have thrown the baby out with the bathwater, as we went to the iran-contra affair, when covert operations were exposed that had gone very much awry and out of control. intelligence professionals insist, and i think with some justification, that a country like the united states house to be able to do things in the international arena without acknowledging them. >> there you are. >> there you are. >> i do no
times and covered the pentagon. i worked for a small newspaper wire service in washington, a great job. it folded and i went to the baltimore sun. they laid me off when they were closing the washington bureau. i went to aol, a little website called "politics daily." the net merged with the huffington post, i went to the huffington post. that was a year and a half ago. >> you are in 1988. >> here is the los angeles times from thursday. the lead story by jack nelson, bureau...
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needs to play a role, and we have to seize the moment to think of clever and creative ways for the pentagon to contribute. another idea. i will go quickly with apologies. if i'm going to quickly, you can come after me and discussion. i will give you one more thought, and the national guard reserve component in the to-war capability question i mentioned before. let me talk about nuclear forces. nuclear forces are still very important to america's security. i think we have to be careful about keeping our arsenal reliable, safe, dependable and on parity with russia. while i do not think the united states and russia will be adversaries and do not need to worry too much about the details of our single-integrated operational plan, a big war plan for fighting the russians, i do not think the details matter very much. i do think we want to avoid giving mr. putin and in the russian nationalists,ther we want to avoid giving them any hint we are succeeding to them. and i am not suggesting we get in their face and expand nato again, but i do believe on nuclear forces we have to be careful about not dra
needs to play a role, and we have to seize the moment to think of clever and creative ways for the pentagon to contribute. another idea. i will go quickly with apologies. if i'm going to quickly, you can come after me and discussion. i will give you one more thought, and the national guard reserve component in the to-war capability question i mentioned before. let me talk about nuclear forces. nuclear forces are still very important to america's security. i think we have to be careful about...
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i spent five years in the pentagon in different capacities, including the defense resources board. one of my eye openers coming to the senate was sitting on the foreign relations committee in 2007 when he had a hearing. when we had a hearing on the rebuilding iraq. they had a $32 billion that had been appropriated and had some form of being put into play, and i asked in a way that i normally would have asked if i was at the pentagon years before to see the contracts and the amount, to the contractor was, and what the state of the implementation was on these different contracts, and they cannot tell us. we work with them for months, and they cannot tell us where $32 billion had been spent in a specific way where we could evaluate the results. that was one of the motivations that caused me to start working as avidly as i did, along with chairman mccaskill, to see if we could not have the management structures in place catch up with the realities of what had happened post 9/11 environment of military commitments overseas. this is a particular problem in the state department and u.s. a
i spent five years in the pentagon in different capacities, including the defense resources board. one of my eye openers coming to the senate was sitting on the foreign relations committee in 2007 when he had a hearing. when we had a hearing on the rebuilding iraq. they had a $32 billion that had been appropriated and had some form of being put into play, and i asked in a way that i normally would have asked if i was at the pentagon years before to see the contracts and the amount, to the...
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on defense that is unpaid for, with the additional assets you're talking about, that nobody in the pentagon has asked for, except for perhaps the former advisers that now serve on the campaign -- it is an amazing thing to pick a number and then build a campaign around it, instead of designing a strategy around which you then build a defense philosophy. >> well, first, on the iran, the fact that mr. romney actually agrees that the priority is stopping iran from getting a nuclear weapon shows that ultimately both president obama and mr. romney recognize the threat that iran poses. the issue is, where do you go from there? fine, it is your priority. how do you deal with it? it is no good to say what president george w. bush may or may not have done for eight years ago, six years ago. that is not a prescription for the future. you keep looking back, you'll get a stiff neck. the real issue is, how do you get the iranians to stop enrichment? you wait until they are months away, or six weeks away, and then say, i will rely on my intelligence. i repeat, our intelligence does not allow us to pick ou
on defense that is unpaid for, with the additional assets you're talking about, that nobody in the pentagon has asked for, except for perhaps the former advisers that now serve on the campaign -- it is an amazing thing to pick a number and then build a campaign around it, instead of designing a strategy around which you then build a defense philosophy. >> well, first, on the iran, the fact that mr. romney actually agrees that the priority is stopping iran from getting a nuclear weapon...
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host: and what can we expect in the pentagon budget? guest: the pentagon budget has been reduced compared with where it was projected to go. the defense department laid out a lot of the detls already. it is definitely a tighter budget. they are no longer saying that they will have the ability of fighting two wars at once. they are -- it is definitely a much tighter pentagon budget than we're used to seeing. of course, the bigger question around the pentagon is there are some looming much bigger cs of about a half trillion dollars in defense cuts that would kick in for 2013nd of this year port unless congress finds a way to replace those with other deposit reductions. >> laura, thank you very much for your time. first, will you download the free app that allows you to read all ur volumes of the budget? gut: yes, luckily i don't have to do it. my news room has a system for getting all the information to our compers for us. the process is amazing. the news media has a process as well. there's an enormous amount of time spent looking at the
host: and what can we expect in the pentagon budget? guest: the pentagon budget has been reduced compared with where it was projected to go. the defense department laid out a lot of the detls already. it is definitely a tighter budget. they are no longer saying that they will have the ability of fighting two wars at once. they are -- it is definitely a much tighter pentagon budget than we're used to seeing. of course, the bigger question around the pentagon is there are some looming much bigger...
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as a remake the pentagon budget and the pentagon strategy, they are emphasizing different kinds of forces. for the counter-terrorism mission, we see a build up in drones, a buildup in the special operations forces. for countering nabal an air threats, we see investments in those services, things that could be used both in the pacific to fight in korea or to use in the persian gulf, if iran tries to close the strait of hormuz. >> $88 billion for the war in afghanistan. where are the biggest cuts going to happen? >> the biggest is the cuts that will come over the next few years to the army. personnel costs are growing very fast. this cut in the army to 490,000 is going to be a big player of that. we have a variety of other attempts to save some money here. we have cuts to older transport aircraft. we have cuts to older naval cruisers. the timing of the f-35 purchase has been slow down. even some high-tech, newfangled systems are on the cutting block. your listeners just heard the pentagon announced that the current generation of global talks, the blog 30's 0, would be canceled. this was mea
as a remake the pentagon budget and the pentagon strategy, they are emphasizing different kinds of forces. for the counter-terrorism mission, we see a build up in drones, a buildup in the special operations forces. for countering nabal an air threats, we see investments in those services, things that could be used both in the pacific to fight in korea or to use in the persian gulf, if iran tries to close the strait of hormuz. >> $88 billion for the war in afghanistan. where are the...
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that is in message that i hope you'll take back to your friends at the pentagon. we are united in saying that we think it is crucial that we do a workforce analysis that we have some planet instead of pulling these numbers out of the air and moving forward with those. for all of your help and for all the members that are here today, we want to thank you for being here and with that we are adjourned. leads a slate of speakers to>> newt gingrich will lead a group of speakers today. the commission on congressional debates will release details on the debates. the first takes place october 3 at the university of denver. the second debate will be a town hall format on domestic and foreign issues on october 16. the final debate takes place october 22 in florida. the vice presidential debate will be in kentucky on october 11. all debates will be 90 minutes long with a single moderator. >> the political parties are holding their platform hearings. in august, republicans start their platform process in florida. c-span's coverage continues august 10 the reform party in a phi
that is in message that i hope you'll take back to your friends at the pentagon. we are united in saying that we think it is crucial that we do a workforce analysis that we have some planet instead of pulling these numbers out of the air and moving forward with those. for all of your help and for all the members that are here today, we want to thank you for being here and with that we are adjourned. leads a slate of speakers to>> newt gingrich will lead a group of speakers today. the...
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it is what the pentagon wants us to see. what we can tell from that is that they are talking about a real shift in resources in the military. the focus is shifting to asia. military capabilities will be shifting as well. they will begin emphasizing -- deemphasizing ground forces and emphasizing other programs. the navy will maintain 11 aircraft carriers. that is something that has been questioned for a while. people in the navy have been talking about the idea of scaling back to 10 or nine carriers. the decision for now is to maintain 11 carriers. it is not without cuts in some areas of the navy budget. they're going to be reducing the total number of ships over the next five years. host: 20 or 22 ships will be cut or slow down. we're doing the standard phone lines for democrats, republicans, and independents. we have last year's budget for the navy. the total request was $161 billion. $47 billion for personnel, $46 billion for procurement and maintenance. $18 billion for research and development. what are you expecting when
it is what the pentagon wants us to see. what we can tell from that is that they are talking about a real shift in resources in the military. the focus is shifting to asia. military capabilities will be shifting as well. they will begin emphasizing -- deemphasizing ground forces and emphasizing other programs. the navy will maintain 11 aircraft carriers. that is something that has been questioned for a while. people in the navy have been talking about the idea of scaling back to 10 or nine...
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yet the pentagon has paid one racing team, mr. earnhardt's team, $136 million in taxpayer funds for the national guard logo on his car and the name -- in the name of recruitment. this year, they're paying mr. earnhardt again $26.5 million to which the national guard has reported, this is what the guard told me, 20 qualified candidates expressing interest, zero, zero actual recruits. so over the past two year the national guard has spent more than $20 million in taxpayer funds on bass fishing tournaments. we're in a fiscal crisis. bass fishing is not national security. this congress is cutting money to needy families because we're in a fiscal crisis yet the pentagon is spending in excess of $80 million on nascar sponsorships, bass fishing, ultimate cage fighting and other sponsorships. it's a waste of taxpayer money, it doesn't work. over the past few days, the professional sports lobby has come out in full force to protect their taxpayer funded subsidy. for the purposes of the 2013 defense appropriations bill those pro teams are m
yet the pentagon has paid one racing team, mr. earnhardt's team, $136 million in taxpayer funds for the national guard logo on his car and the name -- in the name of recruitment. this year, they're paying mr. earnhardt again $26.5 million to which the national guard has reported, this is what the guard told me, 20 qualified candidates expressing interest, zero, zero actual recruits. so over the past two year the national guard has spent more than $20 million in taxpayer funds on bass fishing...
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who i will send out there as part of the national security team at the white house, not simply the pentagon, to interact and to listen, and to go in and talk to the captains and majors and corporals and the privates. this is to try to get a sense of what is going on. the reports we get are relatively accurate and the sense that there is real improvement in those areas where we have had a significant presence. you can see the taliban not having a foothold, that there is genuine improvement in the performance of afghan national security forces, but the taliban is still a robust enemy. and the gains are still fragile. this leads me to the second point, in terms of premature withdrawal. i do not think there will ever be an optimal point where we say this is all done, this is perfect, this is just the way we wanted it, and now we can wrap up our equipment and go home. there is a process, and sometimes a messy process, just like it was in iraq. we had been there now 10 years. we're not committing to a transition process that takes place next year, but the full transition to an afghan responsibili
who i will send out there as part of the national security team at the white house, not simply the pentagon, to interact and to listen, and to go in and talk to the captains and majors and corporals and the privates. this is to try to get a sense of what is going on. the reports we get are relatively accurate and the sense that there is real improvement in those areas where we have had a significant presence. you can see the taliban not having a foothold, that there is genuine improvement in...
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can you walk us through what the pentagon is for reconciling the i.s.r. forces in the future given the fact that the quick reaction systems which are unique and what not, and also at what point, if you haven't already, will you start shifting funds from the current i.s.r. programs that we know of today toward new sensors and/or new platforms maybe that can penetrate such that we need for the future? >> both good questions. let me take the second one first. that transition -- that -- you're calling a shift, has begun. actually began a couple years ago, and i'm limited in what we say about our future i.s.r. capabilities, but trust me that we're investing in the future. with respect to the ones, you're so right we put together quickly under the pressure of combat and which have been so amazingly successful. they do pose a managerial issue before the war because they weren't necessarily designed to last. they don't have the futures that we want that will be part of an enduring part of the force. the air forces had to work through a very complicated process. w
can you walk us through what the pentagon is for reconciling the i.s.r. forces in the future given the fact that the quick reaction systems which are unique and what not, and also at what point, if you haven't already, will you start shifting funds from the current i.s.r. programs that we know of today toward new sensors and/or new platforms maybe that can penetrate such that we need for the future? >> both good questions. let me take the second one first. that transition -- that --...
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and then, the pentagon chief has details on the debate between the justice department and pentagon concerning benefits for same-sex military spouses. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--] >> good morning. it's the "washington journal" more for march 24, 2012. louisiana hold its primary. make assure to check in on our website. that's at cspan.org for forcing and results. and -- forbes. and monday, the supreme court argues the health law for three days and you can hear same-day audio in the afternoon around 1:00 eastern. and washington tonight, it is the annual gridiron dinner. it is comprised of high ranking journalists. that takes place tonight. president obama weighed in on the shooting of travon martin at the rose garden. we want to get your thoughts on what he said, about the case and what impack it might have long term. and here's how you can do so this morning -- host: a variety of papers with the remarks made about the rose garden yesterday. this
and then, the pentagon chief has details on the debate between the justice department and pentagon concerning benefits for same-sex military spouses. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--] >> good morning. it's the "washington journal" more for march 24, 2012. louisiana hold its primary. make assure to check in on our website. that's at...
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guest: i was at the pentagon. had breakfast with secretary rumsfeld. i remember him receiving a note saying the plane had hit the world trade center. so we decide we need to get out of there, he's got things to do. and so i drove back across the bridge to the capitol when the second plane hit the world trade center. got to my office in the capitol just when the capitol police were running through, saying get out, get out, there's another one coming for us. as a lot of people who were in washington that day remember, then people just pour out into the streets, gridlock and so forth. but i also remember finally turning in to our little cul de sac and every house had an american flag flying. it's important to remember the victims, also the courage of the people on that plane in pennsylvania who decided they were just not going to be helpless victims, and took matters into their own hands. and then, the courage and sacrifice of all the military, intelligence professionals, law enforcement, who have stopped countless numbers of attacks in the 11 years since
guest: i was at the pentagon. had breakfast with secretary rumsfeld. i remember him receiving a note saying the plane had hit the world trade center. so we decide we need to get out of there, he's got things to do. and so i drove back across the bridge to the capitol when the second plane hit the world trade center. got to my office in the capitol just when the capitol police were running through, saying get out, get out, there's another one coming for us. as a lot of people who were in...
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experts divided on pentagon as a proposed cuts. some military experts friday called defense secretary leon panetta's proposed cuts much ado about nothing, but others expressed concern about the potential of a shrinking u.s. military in the strategic mideast and asia. you can read more about that on cnn if you want to see that. let's go to susan on the republican line from clifton, virginia. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. i think it is unconscionable of president obama to make empty promises to college students, knowing full well that the federal government is broke and that they are the ones who are going to have to pay back the $15 trillion plus in federal debt. host: thanks for the call. want to feature one or two more stories in the time we have left. this from the back page of the "washington post" this morning. a new report by a washington watchdog group because has several lawmakers went on to allow the lawmakers. citizens for responsibility and ethics in washington of former lawmakers have
experts divided on pentagon as a proposed cuts. some military experts friday called defense secretary leon panetta's proposed cuts much ado about nothing, but others expressed concern about the potential of a shrinking u.s. military in the strategic mideast and asia. you can read more about that on cnn if you want to see that. let's go to susan on the republican line from clifton, virginia. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. i think it is unconscionable of...
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that memorial, like the one at the pentagon and the fields outside shanksville stand as a reminder of those we lost and will never forget. but these memorials must serve another purpose. they must stand as reminders of our need for vigilance in a dangerous world and as a symbol of our resilience as a nation. a nation that has proven time and again that we will always come back stronger from tragedy and adversity. we've come a long way over the past year. and over the past 10 years since 9/11. we've learned a great deal about how to better secure our country, but we remain aware of how a successful terrorist attack or natural disaster can afflict damage far beyond its human toll. threats against our nation by terror or otherwise consist to evolve and d.h.s. must continue to evolve as well. while we resolve to remain ever vigilant against another 9/11 style attack, we also commit ourselves to deploying security measures that promote the movement of goods and people and that build on our national resilience. today we're bringing new strategies to this effort, not only to confront an ever
that memorial, like the one at the pentagon and the fields outside shanksville stand as a reminder of those we lost and will never forget. but these memorials must serve another purpose. they must stand as reminders of our need for vigilance in a dangerous world and as a symbol of our resilience as a nation. a nation that has proven time and again that we will always come back stronger from tragedy and adversity. we've come a long way over the past year. and over the past 10 years since 9/11....
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he was in the pentagon briefing room yesterday. he watched this. the first time a president has visited there. what was your reaction to the president emphasis of his role in this review? guest: i thought it was fairly credible. i do not recall that president bush or president clinton was as involved in a strategy as it was being pulled together. i found a pretty credible. the atmosphere yesterday was minimal pageantry and high drama. no president had come to the briefing room before. he was a smart guy at the end. he said, "myspace you have here" as he walked out. host: would you comment a bit on the politics of the president's unveiling this at this time and his underscoring of his personal role in the review. guest: i thought the image of him in the foreground will be a brilliant campaign ad for the obama campaign this year. he needs to show his core constituency that he will cut the defense budget, but he also needs to convince independents and conservatives that he is not going to gut the military and he has thought about how to reposition u.s
he was in the pentagon briefing room yesterday. he watched this. the first time a president has visited there. what was your reaction to the president emphasis of his role in this review? guest: i thought it was fairly credible. i do not recall that president bush or president clinton was as involved in a strategy as it was being pulled together. i found a pretty credible. the atmosphere yesterday was minimal pageantry and high drama. no president had come to the briefing room before. he was a...
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passionate about national defense and willing to make some tough choices on revenue to protect the pentagon. in fact, some of the productive conversations that my republican colleagues have been having have led nor quist to drive their impure thoughts when it comes to taxes. well, i hope these impure thoughts continue. if nor quist is mad, and i mean that in the angry sense of that word -- [laughter] then we must be on the right track. because the only way we can get a deal is if responsible republicans can persuade their leadership to stand up to the most extreme elements of their base and come to the table with real compromises. i also think many republicans are starting to realize something very important. on january 1, if we have not gotten a deal, grover norquist and his pledge are no longer relevant to this conversation. a name that i heard repeatedly by republicans over and over again in the supercommittee will no longer be a part of this debate. we will have a new fiscal and political reality. if the bush tax cuts expire, every proposal will be a tax cut proposal. and the pledge wil
passionate about national defense and willing to make some tough choices on revenue to protect the pentagon. in fact, some of the productive conversations that my republican colleagues have been having have led nor quist to drive their impure thoughts when it comes to taxes. well, i hope these impure thoughts continue. if nor quist is mad, and i mean that in the angry sense of that word -- [laughter] then we must be on the right track. because the only way we can get a deal is if responsible...
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the big context that i found in this survey was that preferences were similar to the pentagon strategy but stricter than its spending plan. both sides of that coin are significant. both the similarity and the dissimilarity. it's easy to focus on tutsnd n pattern in whihe de. i'll walk you throh what i think is four emples of where that's most impornt the first has to do with war in iraq and afghanistan. the war in iraq is already over. major definition a part of our national security strategy now is concluding the war in afghanistan and moving away from that type of conflict in the future. it was the president who in late april or early may was in kabul and said an era of war that began here will also end here. specifically in 2014. preferences as you saw were consistent with that. they cut the oversea contingency operation of the budget down to $53 billion. for context in 2012, that number was $115 billion. it's been requested in 2013 as $89 billion. so they're more than halfway below the 2012 value, 40% below the request. again, similar to but stricter than, right? when you cut back
the big context that i found in this survey was that preferences were similar to the pentagon strategy but stricter than its spending plan. both sides of that coin are significant. both the similarity and the dissimilarity. it's easy to focus on tutsnd n pattern in whihe de. i'll walk you throh what i think is four emples of where that's most impornt the first has to do with war in iraq and afghanistan. the war in iraq is already over. major definition a part of our national security strategy...
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it was the pentagon on a virginia's soil that was one of the places attacked on 9/11. i think that perhaps our roots going back to the first commander in chief, general and president george washington, give us that unique sense of history when it comes to serving in the military. while most said the jobs in the economy and get and things of that nature, economic issues, are at the forefront of people's minds, some of the events of the past few weeks have put the issue of foreign policy front and center once again. no matter what the economy needs, america's role as the leader of the free world is always an issue of importance not only for americans, but around the world. there are many uncertainties, and you see them on the daily news. the arab spring has created a number of new leaders in many places, egypt, libya, other places. mitt romney will be the leader, i believe, who will help to forge new strategic alliances and create a very clear policy for how we are going to deal with the mideast, and be sure that we are always vigilant in this ongoing war against al qaed
it was the pentagon on a virginia's soil that was one of the places attacked on 9/11. i think that perhaps our roots going back to the first commander in chief, general and president george washington, give us that unique sense of history when it comes to serving in the military. while most said the jobs in the economy and get and things of that nature, economic issues, are at the forefront of people's minds, some of the events of the past few weeks have put the issue of foreign policy front...